The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-05
Social and Other Evils i'll Whining

We see with pleasure that the city author-
ties, inc uding the Mayor, Judge Cummim,
Of The Municipal Court, aud the Chef ul P
ieo are bent lpuu doing all they can in w
m'nston TO uplout its wv great st evils. IT,.
social one, pure aud simple, and that otnel
o. little less infsrinr voice, the Keno deus,
In a recent case brought before Judg,
Cummins in Ill. Poiire Court where two wn
ueu had beet dcrL>eG Ut xtreme dIsoi dvili-
less ~ Il cerGtln Infamous resort of the CIT,
aud where the sits' arcl,ser ~as the owue
ui the huuse he Couit distinctly warned rl
latter hat simiar ininmat',n. devtlapi,,
again in the coIrse ui testimony in the Mu,,
pal Count wonld war ant LIS hnIur iu -
derin.. that the accu.e he se { he prucc,d
gainst as an NH actor o, he ,Aw In TIM
Instance Jnfge Cunmln> taa di.tibct
placed himself in the position Of cuuseI va.
tor Of pablo morals. Und4r the crcuu.
stances it is ony what wuu have been ex
pected Of the Judge, and for that reason
alone would not be necessarily referred TO-
But the point is thai evidence in II. gard 10
the existence of house Of il-fame i'll tIn
city came up only inferentially. The accus-
er was the house owner And the indict.
ment had no reference to any accusation il
regard to that fact. But the testimony Of
the complainant developing tho nature
her callihg Judge Cunmins took the o, poi
tuuity, alter the case had been finished an
'urt was over to call the keeper of the re-
sort aud inform her that The Court had take
cognizance OF what facts had developed II
her testimony that day and that 1t afforded
sufficient cause for the warning referred t.
above.
Later in the week the Mayor and Chief o,
Police had occasion to speak aud act PRETTY
emphatically in regard to the suspected Ken,
deu at the old Malta II ,use. We quote til,
incident from E0e,y Epening of Monday last:
Sergaant Cannon, accompanied by Officer
o Hara and Crumlish, visited the old Malta
House vest lday, sufficient cause evldeuciup
itself, externally at least, that the Law
was being infracted indoors. No evdenc,
however, was discovered by the officers L.
enable them to make any apprehension on
the occasion. Bvt circunstautigl evidence
was so suspciuusly strong, as reported by
the officers to the mayor, that the author itivs
have determined when such circumstantIa
evidence is agatn afforded on Sundays 60 ar
rest iudiscI iuinstely every one found upu
the premises where appearances suggest thri
Connection with the illegal practices
The mayor is determine d to put dow,
keuo playing, If 1t be in his power to do 81
aud the chef has orders tu arrest all pIrti,
Implicated, march them dnwn 10 tue luck-u,
aud keep them tlee, Sunday or not, indr.
pendent Of whom they are, or what soc b
position they may claim.
The above iu face of shameful treatmen
received by the city authorities at the receni
legal decision in regard to gambling duriuL
week days is a most healthy aud invigola
ting announcement to lovers OF decency TUT
mayor and the chief will receive the thor.
ough and heartfelt endorsement OF the citi-
zens even though the authorities may not OF
very sure as to how their steps in regard to
gambling may be constructed ia the courts.
Gambling is wrong, it is against the law, we
believe il it were only possible to unravel
the law to find condemnation to convict
the keno rascals as easy as it is to find law
to acquit them.
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